How To Trim Roof Rafters For Rain Gutters

Rick arnold frequent contributor to fine homebuilding and the journal of light construction presenter at jlc live the katz roadshow the remodeling show.

How to trim roof rafters for rain gutters.

When you cut the rafters you ll need to make 3 separate cuts. Diagonal piece of beam supporting the roof. Square cut rafter tails 2x6 facia no soffit. I need to put continuos gutters on a 12 4.

To ensure that gutters drain properly make certain they slope inch for every 10 feet toward a downspout. Horizontal beams fixed under the rafters. A horizontal piece of timber or metal installed on top of the rafters. At the ends of the gutters are 4 inch diameter corrugated aluminum downspouts 1 75 per linear foot which were ordered in white to match the house trim.

Two thoughts i am thinking of making a triangle trim to nail onto the entire facia about 1 2 up from the bottom to make the gutter plumb or just nailing some square stock where the bottom of the gutter will land. Horizontal beams that sit on top of the rafters. Overlapping tiles used as roof covering. The roof rafters provide integral structural support to the roof.

Rain gutters should be attached to the fascia and run the entire length of the roof ending with a downspout. Before you cut your boards you ll need to measure the width of your building and calculate the exact length of each rafter. If the gutter run measures longer than 40 feet 12 2 m it should be positioned to pitch down from the middle aimed toward a downspout at each end. Cut the board into 3 ft 0 91 m sections with a reciprocating saw.

Boards under the high point and just above the roof framing. Use a measuring tape to determine the length of the gutter. Make vertical cuts into the fascia board between your roof rafters.